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MERIT Brewing Company

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

ActiveSingle breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
2017
Archive ID
TB-62NEXSYX
Last checked
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#Ontario#Independent

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From the record

Summary

Hamilton brewery/restaurant; first-party beer seed added.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

A James Street North brewpub in the middle of Hamilton's long argument with itself about what the city is becoming. The kitchen is as much the point as the beer.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Young Rival

Year-Round

IPA

ABV6.5%

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Chanan

Year-Round

Dry Hopped Saison

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Waves

Year-Round

IPA

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Tomorrows

Year-Round

Pilsner

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Fruition

Year-Round

Sour Ale

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Nowhere

Year-Round

Imperial Stout

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Unrivalled

Year-Round

IPA

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Origin of Darkness

Year-Round

Imperial Stout Series

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Vantage

Year-Round

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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High Fives

Year-Round

First-party MERIT beer/brand evidence; series entries preserved without inventing edition details.

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Waves Fruited Sour

Year-Round

Fruit Sour

ABV4.0%

/ LCBO Current LCBO; Hamilton, Ontario; cherry, lime, banana and vanilla; 4.0%.

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Travel Guide

Plan a visit

Address107 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2K2
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